grade 1 to 2 or 1-2 muscle tear? tia.
There is a focal hemorrhage in the central portion of the distal rectus femoris, consistent with the grade 1-2 muscle tear.
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I've always typed paramusculature but now am questioning myself and can't document either. I'm working on a verbatim doctor so can't change it to paraspinal musculature. Help please. ...
Within the right hemithorax, there is evidence of progressive "cuff line" in severe right lung parenchymal fibrosis likely related to postradition change. ...
I'm having some trouble with this dictation...I think it must have been late in the day for this dr...this one was didn't make sense in many places where she'd use the wrong words, not finish a thought, dictate different med doses, etc. I've narrowed it down to 2 that I absolutely cannot get & I don't know if they are mistakes or not. The patient is being worked up for lumber pain, DDD, muscle weakness, and a positive ANA.
"The patient was having muscle ...
I can hardly understand this ortho resident.
Hx: Morbidly obese patient with severe osteo in both knees, failed steroid inj, next step Supartz. He is examining her legs and says that range of movement is restricted due to pain. He then goes on to say There is (s/l raising/racing/razing) of quadriceps muscle seen. She does have tenderness in her knees in both medial and patellofemoral joint lines.
Any ideas? I'm ready to buy this doc a plane ticket ...
I'm stumped on the name of this drug -- have looked it up in Google with every spelling I can think of with no luck.
The patient was prescribed s/l Celendec and Flexeril for muscle pain.
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Lauren ...
"I then inserted a biter, and debrided the medial meniscus back to a stable rim in the posterior aspect. This involved removing about 50% of the ______ (sounds like poot) ...
when we are just trying to do our job, and provide for our families. I will be deleting my previous comments, and I welcome anyone who wants to join me. We know what our job entails, obviously the original poster does not. We are better than this. This is a waste of all our time -- time we do not have. I feel sorry for the poster; he/she could spend her/his life making positive changes . . . instead he/she needs the attention of getting other people u ...
"Patient has had an s/l amputation radial tear of the posterior horn, which was treated with partial meniscectomy."
That is what I am clearly hearing but I cannot reference that anywhere. If it is correct, what is it?
Also, DR states he showed the patient the "video prints" so that she understands. I have never heard this before. Is this photos from the surgery video?
Thanks for any help! ...
Preoperative Diagnosis
Right knee likely/lateral meniscal tear. (I swear it sounds like he is saying likely a meniscal tear. Would this be feasible in a preoperative diagnosis. If so, do I insert a comma after right knee)?
Postoperative Diagnoses
Right knee lateral meniscal tear.
Right knee lateral tibial plateau chondromalacia. ...
Patient likes to wear flip flops, however, I recommended that she go to a s/l Vinza shoe and has a 1/4" lateral shoe wedge placed on the outside under the outer sole. TIA NM ...
On review of the MRI, there is what the radiologist describes as a small ---- supraspinatus tear. Sounds like he says Rembrandt, but is it remnant? Thanks for your help. ...